Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Al Shamal win with a probability of 47.04%. A win for Al Wakrah had a probability of 29.43% and a draw had a probability of 23.49%.
The most likely scoreline for a Al Shamal win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.07%) and 0-2 (6.99%). The likeliest Al Wakrah win was 2-1 (7.08%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.68%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood.